Ontario Pork chose to honour Clare Schlegel and Dr. Robert
Friendship this year.
Schlegel has been both chairman of the Ontario Pork marketing
board and president of the Canadian Pork Council.
He received the Carl Block Award for outstanding leadership in
animal health. Clare represents Ontario Pork at Swine Health Ontario, an
industry-wide committee of seven individuals who collaborate to improve the
industry’s ability to prevent, prepare for and respond to serious swine health
threats in Ontario.
Dr. Robert Friendship has taught swine health at the University
of Guelph since 1979 and has been a prolific researcher into practical hog-farming
issues.
He was awarded the Howard Dunne Memorial Award in 2003 by the
American Association of Swine Veterinarians for outstanding service to their
organization and the swine industry.
He received a University of Guelph Distinguished Professor Award
for teaching excellence in 2006, and the Zoetis (Pfizer) Award for research
excellence in 2011, given to recognize outstanding research effort and
productivity at the Ontario Veterinary College.
Ontario Pork chose him for its 2019 Industry Achievement Award.
